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SYLLABUS<br />
MATH 170-008: SPRING 2015
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<span 
class="cmr-8">ANN CLIFTON</span><br 
class="newline" /><span 
class="cmr-8">UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA</span>
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<!--l. 13--><p class="indent" >  <span 
class="cmti-10">Date</span>:&#x00A0;January 12, 2015.</div></div></div>
  <h3 class="sectionHead"><a 
 id="x1-1000"></a>Contact Information</h3>
<!--l. 16--><p class="noindent" ><!--tex4ht:inline--><div class="tabular"> <table id="TBL-1" class="tabular" 
cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"  
><colgroup id="TBL-1-1g"><col 
id="TBL-1-1"><col 
id="TBL-1-2"></colgroup><tr  
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class="td11"><!--l. 18--><p class="noindent" ><span 
class="cmbx-10">E-mail:</span>                 </td><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-1-1-2"  
class="td11"><!--l. 18--><p class="noindent" ><a 
href="mailto:aclifton@math.sc.edu" >aclifton@math.sc.edu</a>.                                                                                </td></tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-1-2-"><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-1-2-1"  
class="td11"><!--l. 19--><p class="noindent" ><span 
class="cmbx-10">Office:</span> </td><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-1-2-2"  
class="td11"><!--l. 19--><p class="noindent" >LeConte 317N.</td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-1-3-"><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-1-3-1"  
class="td11"><!--l. 20--><p class="noindent" ><span 
class="cmbx-10">Office Hours:</span>          </td><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-1-3-2"  
class="td11"><!--l. 20--><p class="noindent" >Tuesday/Thursday, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm.                                                         </td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-1-4-"><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-1-4-1"  
class="td11">                    </td></tr></table>
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  <h3 class="sectionHead"><a 
 id="x1-2000"></a>Course Information</h3>
<!--l. 24--><p class="noindent" ><!--tex4ht:inline--><div class="tabular"> <table id="TBL-2" class="tabular" 
cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"  
><colgroup id="TBL-2-1g"><col 
id="TBL-2-1"><col 
id="TBL-2-2"></colgroup><tr  
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class="td11"><!--l. 26--><p class="noindent" ><span 
class="cmbx-10">Lectures:</span>              </td><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-1-2"  
class="td11"><!--l. 27--><p class="noindent" >Monday/Wednesday/Friday, 10:50 am - 11:40 am in Flinn Hall, Room 207.          </td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-2-2-"><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-2-1"  
class="td11"><!--l. 28--><p class="noindent" ><span 
class="cmbx-10">Learning Outcomes:</span> </td><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-2-2"  
class="td11"><!--l. 28--><p class="noindent" >Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
              <ul class="itemize1">
          <li class="itemize">Utilize matrices for solving systems of equations, applications of systems of
          equations, matrix addition and scalar multiplication, matrix multiplication,
          and matrix inversion.
              </li>
          <li class="itemize">Solve  general  linear  programming  problems  graphically  and  using  the
          simplex method.
              </li>
          <li class="itemize">Recall basic definitions related to logic, sets and set operations, cardinality,
          addition and multiplication principles, permutations and combinations.
              </li>
          <li class="itemize">Understand  probability  concepts  including  sample  spaces  and  events,
          relative frequency, modeling, counting techniques, conditional probability
          and independence, Bayes Theorem and applications, random variables and
          distributions, Bernoulli trials and binomial random variables, and normal
          distributions.</li></ul>
<!--l. 35--><p class="noindent" >                                                                                                            </td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-2-3-"><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-3-1"  
class="td11"><!--l. 35--><p class="noindent" ><span 
class="cmbx-10">Pre-Requisites:</span>       </td><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-3-2"  
class="td11"><!--l. 35--><p class="noindent" >Qualification through placement or a grade of C or better in MATH 111 or 115
Carolina Core: 3ARP.                                                                                </td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-2-4-"><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-4-1"  
class="td11"><!--l. 36--><p class="noindent" ><span 
class="cmbx-10">Text:</span>                    </td><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-4-2"  
class="td11"><!--l. 36--><p class="noindent" ><span 
class="cmti-10">Finite Mathematics</span>, Stefan Waner and Steven Costenoble, Cengage Learning. ISBN
9781285898513.                                                                                        </td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-2-5-"><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-5-1"  
class="td11"><!--l. 37--><p class="noindent" ><span 
class="cmbx-10">Course Website:</span>      </td><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-5-2"  
class="td11"><!--l. 37--><p class="noindent" ><a 
href="http://people.math.sc.edu/aclifton/courses/170/S15/index.html" class="url" ><span 
class="cmtt-10">http://people.math.sc.edu/aclifton/courses/170/S15/index.html</span></a>        </td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-2-6-"><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-6-1"  
class="td11"><!--l. 38--><p class="noindent" >                    </td><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-6-2"  
class="td11"><!--l. 38--><p class="noindent" >Test dates, handouts, and other various announcements made in class will also be
posted here.                                                                                            </td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-2-7-"><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-2-7-1"  
class="td11">                    </td></tr></table>
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  <h3 class="sectionHead"><a 
 id="x1-3000"></a>Coursework</h3>
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
<!--l. 42--><p class="noindent" ><!--tex4ht:inline--><div class="tabular"> <table id="TBL-3" class="tabular" 
cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"  
><colgroup id="TBL-3-1g"><col 
id="TBL-3-1"><col 
id="TBL-3-2"></colgroup><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-3-1-"><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-3-1-1"  
class="td11"><!--l. 44--><p class="noindent" ><span 
class="cmbx-10">Homework:</span>           </td><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-3-1-2"  
class="td11"><!--l. 44--><p class="noindent" >Regular homework will be assigned on WebAssign, <a 
href="http://webassign.net" class="url" ><span 
class="cmtt-10">http://webassign.net</span></a>. The
class key is <span 
class="cmbx-10">sc 9728 4637</span>. Late work will <span 
class="cmbx-10">not </span>be accepted, except under extenuating
circumstances (see Attendance).                                                                  </td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-3-2-"><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-3-2-1"  
class="td11"><!--l. 46--><p class="noindent" ><span 
class="cmbx-10">Exams:</span>                  </td><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-3-2-2"  
class="td11"><!--l. 46--><p class="noindent" >There will be three in class exams. The exact dates of the exams will be announced
in class, but are tentatively scheduled as follows:                                             </td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-3-3-"><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-3-3-1"  
class="td11"><!--l. 48--><p class="noindent" >                    </td><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-3-3-2"  
class="td11"><!--l. 48--><p class="noindent" >Exam 1: Friday, February 6, 2015,                                                                </td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-3-4-"><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-3-4-1"  
class="td11"><!--l. 49--><p class="noindent" >                    </td><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-3-4-2"  
class="td11"><!--l. 49--><p class="noindent" >Exam 2: Friday, March 6, 2015,                                                                   </td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-3-5-"><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-3-5-1"  
class="td11"><!--l. 50--><p class="noindent" >                    </td><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-3-5-2"  
class="td11"><!--l. 50--><p class="noindent" >Exam 3: Wednesday, April 1, 2015.                                                              </td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-3-6-"><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-3-6-1"  
class="td11"><!--l. 51--><p class="noindent" ><span 
class="cmbx-10">Final Exam:</span>           </td><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-3-6-2"  
class="td11"><!--l. 51--><p class="noindent" >There will be a cumulative final exam on Monday, May 4, 2015 at 9:00 am.         </td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-3-7-"><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-3-7-1"  
class="td11">                    </td></tr></table>
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  <h3 class="sectionHead"><a 
 id="x1-4000"></a>Grading</h3>
  <div class="tabular"> <table id="TBL-4" class="tabular" 
cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"  
><colgroup id="TBL-4-1g"><col 
id="TBL-4-1"><col 
id="TBL-4-2"></colgroup><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-4-1-"><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-4-1-1"  
class="td11"><!--l. 55--><p class="noindent" ><span 
class="cmbx-10">Scale:</span>                   </td><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-4-1-2"  
class="td11"><!--l. 55--><p class="noindent" >Grades will be assigned on the following scale:                                                </td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-4-2-"><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-4-2-1"  
class="td11"><!--l. 56--><p class="noindent" >                    </td><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-4-2-2"  
class="td11"><div class="tabular"> <table id="TBL-5" class="tabular" 
cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"  
><colgroup id="TBL-5-1g"><col 
id="TBL-5-1"><col 
id="TBL-5-2"></colgroup><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-5-1-"><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-5-1-1"  
class="td11">A: </td><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-5-1-2"  
class="td11">90-100%,</td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-5-2-"><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-5-2-1"  
class="td11">B+:</td><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-5-2-2"  
class="td11">86-89%,  </td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-5-3-"><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-5-3-1"  
class="td11">B:  </td><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-5-3-2"  
class="td11">80-85%,  </td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-5-4-"><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-5-4-1"  
class="td11">C+:</td><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-5-4-2"  
class="td11">76-79%,  </td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-5-5-"><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-5-5-1"  
class="td11">C:  </td><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-5-5-2"  
class="td11">70-75%,  </td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-5-6-"><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-5-6-1"  
class="td11">D+:</td><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-5-6-2"  
class="td11">66-69%,  </td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-5-7-"><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-5-7-1"  
class="td11">D:  </td><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-5-7-2"  
class="td11">60-65%,  </td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-5-8-"><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-5-8-1"  
class="td11">F:   </td><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-5-8-2"  
class="td11"><span 
class="cmmi-10">&#x003C; </span>60%.  </td></tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-5-9-"><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-5-9-1"  
class="td11"> </td></tr></table>
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</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-4-3-"><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-4-3-1"  
class="td11"><!--l. 66--><p class="noindent" ><span 
class="cmbx-10">Weights:</span>                </td><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-4-3-2"  
class="td11"><!--l. 66--><p class="noindent" >Final grades will be calculated with the following weights:                                </td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-4-4-"><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-4-4-1"  
class="td11"><!--l. 67--><p class="noindent" >                    </td><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-4-4-2"  
class="td11"><div class="tabular"> <table id="TBL-6" class="tabular" 
cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"  
><colgroup id="TBL-6-1g"><col 
id="TBL-6-1"><col 
id="TBL-6-2"></colgroup><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-6-1-"><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-6-1-1"  
class="td11">Homework:</td><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:right;" id="TBL-6-1-2"  
class="td11">40%,</td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-6-2-"><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-6-2-1"  
class="td11">Quizzes:     </td><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:right;" id="TBL-6-2-2"  
class="td11">10%,</td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-6-3-"><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-6-3-1"  
class="td11">Exams:       </td><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:right;" id="TBL-6-3-2"  
class="td11">30%,</td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-6-4-"><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-6-4-1"  
class="td11">Final Exam:</td><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:right;" id="TBL-6-4-2"  
class="td11">20%.</td></tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-6-5-"><td  style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-6-5-1"  
class="td11"> </td></tr></table>
</div>                                                                     </td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-4-5-"><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-4-5-1"  
class="td11">                    </td> </tr></table>
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  <h3 class="sectionHead"><a 
 id="x1-5000"></a>Expectations</h3>
<!--l. 75--><p class="noindent" ><!--tex4ht:inline--><div class="tabular"> <table id="TBL-7" class="tabular" 
cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"  
><colgroup id="TBL-7-1g"><col 
id="TBL-7-1"><col 
id="TBL-7-2"></colgroup><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-7-1-"><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-7-1-1"  
class="td11"><!--l. 77--><p class="noindent" ><span 
class="cmbx-10">Academic Integrity:</span></td><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-7-1-2"  
class="td11"><!--l. 77--><p class="noindent" >Students are expected to act in accordance with the <span 
class="cmti-10">University of South Carolina</span>
<span 
class="cmti-10">Honor         Code</span>,           which           can           be           found           here:
<a 
href="http://www.housing.sc.edu/academicintegrity" class="url" ><span 
class="cmtt-10">http://www.housing.sc.edu/academicintegrity</span></a>. <span 
class="cmbx-10">Any breach of the Honor</span>
<span 
class="cmbx-10">Code will result in an F for the course.</span>                                           </td>
</tr><tr  
 style="vertical-align:baseline;" id="TBL-7-2-"><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-7-2-1"  
class="td11"><!--l. 80--><p class="noindent" ><span 
class="cmbx-10">Attendance:</span>           </td><td  style="white-space:wrap; text-align:left;" id="TBL-7-2-2"  
class="td11"><!--l. 80--><p class="noindent" >Students are obligated to complete all assigned work promptly, to attend class
regularly, and to participate in whatever class discussion may occur.
<!--l. 82--><p class="noindent" >The following events or circumstances are potentially excusable absences:
              <ul class="itemize1">
          <li class="itemize">participation  in  an  authorized  University  activity  (such  as  musical
          performances, academic competitions, or varsity athletic events in which
          the student plays a formal role in a University sanctioned event),
              </li>
          <li class="itemize">required participation in military duties,
              </li>
          <li class="itemize">mandatory admission interviews for professional or graduate school which
          cannot be rescheduled,
              </li>
          <li class="itemize">participation in legal proceedings or administrative duties that require a
          student&#8217;s presence,
              </li>
          <li class="itemize">death or major illness in a students immediate family,
              </li>
          <li class="itemize">illness of a dependent family member
              </li>
          <li class="itemize">religious holy day if listed on <a 
href="www.interfaithcalendar.org" class="url" ><span 
class="cmtt-10">www.interfaithcalendar.org</span></a>,
              </li>
          <li class="itemize">illness that is too severe or contagious for the student to attend class,
              </li>
          <li class="itemize">weather-related emergencies.</li></ul>
<!--l. 103--><p class="noindent" >For more information, see the University Attendance Policy:
<a 
href="http://bulletin.sc.edu/content.php?catoid=36\&navoid=3738" class="url" ><span 
class="cmtt-10">http://bulletin.sc.edu/content.php?catoid=36\&amp;navoid=3738</span></a>.                  </td>
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